Archery package



March 21, 1961 H. G. PAYNTON, SR

ARCHERY PACKAGE Filed March 26, 1959 INVENTOR #4442243 6'. P4 v/vro/vzBY wwzw K M ATTORNEY United States Patent C) F ARCHERY PACKAGE Harold G.Paynton, Sr., 39 Clark St., Manasquan, NJ.

Filed Mar. 26, 1959, Ser. No. 802,121 10 Claims. (Cl. 206-4534) Thepresent invention relates generally to an improved multi-purposepackage, and in particular it relates to an improved package for a bow,arrows and accessory equipment.

It is conventional to package bows and arrows separately, in disposablereceptacles which serve no purpose other than that of a temporaryprotective cover to facilit-ate the storage, shipping and sale of thebows and arrows. A quiver is generally a necessary accessory in the useof a bow and arrows, for keeping the arrows at hand prior to their use.Thus, there are normally sold at the same time a bow, arrows and aquiver, all of which are usually separately pack-aged in disposablecontainers or wrapping material, which increase the cost of thecombination while greatly detracting from the con venience in handlingsame.

It is, therefore, a principal object of the present invention to providean improved multi-purpose package.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improvedmulti-purpose receptacle enclosing a bow and arrows.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improvedmulti-purposereceptacle enclosing a bow and arrow, which receptacle isquickly and easily convertible for use as a quiver. I

Afurther object of the present invention is to provide an improvedmulti-purpose package of the above nature characterized by simplicity inthe formation thereof, its low cost and ease of use.

The above and other objects of the present invention will becomeapparent from a reading of the following description, taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an improved multi-purposepackage embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top perspective view of a sheet employed in constructingthe improved package;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the casing or receptacle;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a quiver formed from the improvedpackage;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the quiver supportloop assembly;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the support loop and mounting bandstructure;

:Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of another form of casingaccordingto the present invention; and

Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view thereof, similar to Figure 4.

In a sense, the present invention contemplates the provision of animproved multi-purpose package of the character described comprising ahollow cylindrical casing including a longitudinally extending tubularmember formed of a severable material and end walls closing said tubularmember, a bow, arrows and associated archery equipment located in andextending longitudinally of said Patented Mar. 21, 1961 "ice casing anda loop member afiixed to the wall of said tubular member between theends thereof.

According to one form of the present invention, the tubular member isformed of a coiled sheet of organic thermoplastic material, thelongitudinal borders of which are in overlapping relationship. The endwalls are defined by discs having upstanding lips and nesting in theopposite ends of the tubular member and secured thereto by suitablefasteners. Located substantially intermediate the ends of the tubularmember are a pair of longitudinally spaced, pressure-sensitive adhesivetapes which encircle the tubular member. There are provided a pair ofloops, end portions of which are fastened to the respective tapes andsandwiched between the tapes and the tube wall. A bow, a supply ofarrows and, optionally, additional archery accessories may be located inthe tubular member. Thus, the package may be opened and access to thecontents thereof afforded by severing the tubular wall along one or moreperipheral lines between the tapes to divide the casing into a pair ofquivers which may then be carried or worn on the person by way of theloops, and to provide, as desired, an arm guard.

Referring now to the drawing and partially to Figures 1 through 7thereof, which illustrate one embodiment of the present invention,reference numeral 10 generally designates an improved package comprisinga casing 12 which contains a bow 14, and a plurality of arrows 16, whichare longitudinally arranged in the package. Casing 12 includes anelongated tubular member 18 of circular cross-section and walls 20closing the ends of the tubular member 18. Tubular member 18 is formedof a rectangular sheet 22 of flexible self-supporting material,preferably a transparent organic thermoplastic material such ascellulose acetate, polystyrene, Saran, nylon or the like, and may haveimpressed therein a pair of longitudinally-spaced, parallel,transversely extending lines of weakness or score lines 24 which arelocated substantially intermediate the ends of sheet 22. Lines 24, 24maybe merely imprinted on the surface of the sheet. A pair of transverselyaligned openings 23 are formed in sheet 22 adjacent oppositelongitudinal edges thereof between score lines 24. Sheet 22 is coiledabout a longitudinal axis, and the borders thereof are brought intooverlapping abutment to form tube 18.

In order to maintain sheet 22 in its tubular configuration, there isprovided a pair of flexible bands 26 of adhesive tape having coatings 28of a pressure sensitive adhesive on their underfaces, the bands beingpreferably formed of an organic thermoplastic material such as nylon orthe like. A loop 30 is formed of a band of woven cloth or other suitablematerial by folding the band along its medial transverse axis andbringing ends 32 thereof in superposition. Superposed band ends 32 arelocated across the adhesive-carrying face of tape 26, extendingtransversely thereof, and are secured to tape 26 by clinched staples 34.Bands 26 encircle tubular member 18 at longitudinally-spaced, peripheralareas located longitudinally outwardly of and adjacent to lines 24.Ba'nds 26 extend across the exposed longitudinal edge of sheet 22 andthe face 28 thereof firmly adheres to the outer face of coiled sheet 22to maintain it in the form of tubular member 18. Sandwiched and embracedbetween the tape 26 and the wall of the tubular member 18 are the loopends 32, loops 30 being each inwardly longitudinally directed. a v

Each of end walls 20 may be formed of a light gauge sheet metal andincludes a disc shaped base portion 36 and anupstanding peripheralflange or lip 38. It should be noted that. the lip 38 may beadvantageously formed of a material other than metal, such as cardboard,plasticmateria-l, or the like. Walls 20 are nested in he e d at hefiubur member is, lips as beingmut:

3 wardly directed and abutting the inner face of the tube 18. Securingend walls 20 to tubular member 18 are a plurality of clinched staples orother suitable fasteners engaging lips 38 and the wallof the tubularmember 18. The packaging is preferably efiectedby assembling tubularmember 18, loop carrying tapes 26 and oneof the end walls 29,- leavingthe opposite end of tubular member 18 open. The bow and arrows 14 and16, and, if desired, an arm band or string, or other archeryaccessories, are inserted through the open end of tubular member 18 andthe remaining end wall 26 applied and aflixed thereto as foresaid toenclose the contents within the container thus formed.

In opening and employing the improved multi-purpose package, the tubularmember 18 is severed along lines 12 byemploying a sharp instrument suchas a knife, razor or the like. The end sections 42 and intermediatesection 44 are then separated and the contents of the package removed.The end sections 42 each define a quiver, as illustrated in Figure 5 ofthe drawing, which may be used in the conventional manner. Moreover, theintermediate section 44, which can be readily uncoiled, may be employedas an arm or wrist guard in the well known manner by passing a band orstring through one or both openings 23 and employing the band or stringas securing means.

The sheet 22 may be colorless or colored, transparent or opaque and maybe suitably decorated and imprinted in any desirable manner.Furthermore, the. longitudinal overlapping borders of the sheet 18 maybe additionally secured to each other, if desired, by heat sealing, alongitudinally extending adhesive tape, or other fastening arrangement.

The embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in Figures 8 and 9of the drawings, differs from that above described principally in thatthe casing member 48 is formed of an extruded thermoplastic tube, and inother details. In addition to instructions and other legends, there isimprinted or formed on the tubular casing member 48, a pair oflongitudinally-spaced, en-- circling cut guide linesor lines of weakness50, located substantially intermediate the ends of tubular member; 48,and a guide line 52 extending longitudinally of tubular member 48between lines 50. Additionally, circle or dot. guides 54, 54 may beimprinted or impressed on opposite sides of guide line 52, to locate theposition of openings which can readily be. made through the materialthrough which a band or string may be passed so that this medial portionof tubularmember 48 can serve as an arm orwrist band. The end walls 20,and bands 26 and loops'30 are assembled: and the packaging of the bowsand arrows as in the earlier embodiment. The package device is employedin the manner previously set forth; The intermediate section delineatedby the lines :50 may be longitudinally slit and employed as an arm guardas desired.

While there have been illustrated and described pre ferred embodimentsof the present invention, it is apparent that numerous alterations,omissions and additions may be made without departing from the spiritthereof.

Iclaim:

' newness 1. A multi-purpose package comprising an elongated hollowcylindricaleasing of transparent severable material, endwallspermanently closing said casing, a bow and arrows located in andextending longitudinally of the casing and'trapped therewithin by theendwails, an elongated loop member one end of which is alfixed to a wallof the casing adjacent the centerthereofithe other and of the loop beingfree and closer to an end thereof, and a line of demarcation about thecasing between the loop member-and the-other end" thereofwhereby, onseverance of the casing'portions alongthe line of demarcation, thatportionbetween the line of severance and the first end referred to maybe suspended by the said loop.

2. A multi-purpose package as in claim 1, including a second elongatedloop member aflixed by one end thereof to the casing wall adjacent thecenter thereof and closer to the other end of the cylinder, the otherend of the loop being free including an additional line of demarcationabout the casing between said additional loop and the one end of thecasing, whereby, on severance of the casing portions through the saidadditional. line of demarcation, that portion of the casing between thesaid additional line of severance and the said other end of the casingmay be suspended by the said additional loop.

3. A multi-purpose package as in claim 2, and including a line ofdemarcation extending lengthwise of the casing between the twofirst-referred to lines of tie marcation, whereby, on severance of thecasing portions along the three lines of demarcation there will be pro--vided two arrow quivers and a wrist guard.

4. An improved multi-purpose package of the char acter described,comprising an elongated tubular member defined by a coiled sheet offlexible, severable material having overlapping longitudinally extendingborders, end walls secured to and permanently closing said tubularmember, maintaining the tubular shape thereof at least adjacent the endwalls, a bow and arrows located in and extending longitudinally of saidtubular member, a band permanently secured to and encircling saidtubular member between the ends thereof, maintaining the tubular shapethereof, and a lengthwise extending loop secured by an end thereof, tosaidband.

5. An improved multi-purpose package of the character described,comprising an elongated tubular member defined by a coiled sheet offlexible, severable material having overlapping longitudinally extendingborders, end walls closing said tubular member, a bow and arrows locatedin and extending longitudinally of said tubular member, a, band ofpressure sensitive a'dhesive, tape encircling said tubular membersubstantially intermediate the ends thereof and adherent thereto and aloop having an end portion sandwiched between said tape and the wall ofsaid tubular member.

6. A package as in claim 5, inwhich the tape secures the longitudinallyextending borders of the coiled sheet in overlapping relationship andthe end portion of the peripherally extending bands of pressuresensitive tape.

encircling said tubular member substantially intermediate the endsthereof and adherent thereto, and a pair of loops. each having an endportion sandwiched between a' respective tape and the wall of saidtubular member.

8. An improved multi-purpose package of the character described,comprising an elongated tubular member defined by a coiled sheet of aflexible organicthermoplastic material having overlapping longitudinallyextending bor-' ders, acircular wall having an upstanding peripheral lipnested breach of the ends of said tubular member, fastening memberssecuring said peripheral lip to the wall of said tubular member, a bowand arrows located in and extending longitudinally of said tubularmember, apain of longitudinally spaced, pressure-sensitive adhesivetapes encircling said tubular member substantially intermediate andthewall-ofsaid tubular member.

- the ends thereof and a pair-of loops each having an end'l portionsandwiched between a respective' adhesive tapef section and an armencircling guard is realized from the center section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FranceJune 2, 1885 Membrino May 4, 1937 Blum Oct. 4, 1938 Goldschrnidt Nov. 7,1939

